(1) They were given this right by royal charter.

(2) These Puritans, who did have a royal charter, wanted unity even more than did the Pilgrims.

(3) The Association is a registered charity incorporated under Royal Charter.

(4) Royal Charter was granted in 1837.

(5) It has a royal charter, gained in 1984.

(6) It became a city by royal charter in 1888.

(7) The East India Company, created by royal charter, became practically a government in its own right administering territories greater in extent than Great Britain itself.

(8) The East India Company, created by royal charter, became practically a government in its own right administering territories greater in extent than Great Britain herself.

(9) It was founded by Royal Charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in the colony of Upper Canada.

(10) The BBC is incorporated under a Royal Charter, which means it is a state organization but not government controlled.

(11) A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown.

(12) The University of Bradford, UK received its Royal Charter in 1966 but its origins date back to the 1860's.

(13) The University of London was established by Royal Charter in 1836.

(14) Certain towns were allowed to hold weekly markets, by royal charter.

(15) Founded in 1878, it is an independent non-profit making company, operating under Royal Charter, and a registered educational charity.

(16) Bradstreet again served as governor until May of 1692 when the governor appointed under the new royal charter arrived.

(17) In 1670 he was one of the original adventurers listed in the royal charter of the Hudson's Bay Company.

(18) As a lecturer, Mr. Page became a member of the university which is a corporate body regulated by Royal Charter.

(19) In 1638 he became an alderman of Shrewsbury under its new royal charter.

(20) A market overt is a market, constituted under statute, by royal charter or by long standing custom.

(21) It seems never to have been doubted that a corporation created by Royal Charter can sue for libel.

(22) George I set in motion the preparation of the Royal Charter for his new bank.

(23) Surgery grew as a separate profession under its own royal charter.

(24) The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC's royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organisation as it is, or to make changes.

(25) During the 1750's and 60's Franklin spent the bulk of his time in London seeking a royal charter for Pennsylvania to replace the proprietary government of the Penn family.

(26) 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.

(27) The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC' s royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is , or to make changes.

(28) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland ( ICAS ) is the world's first professional body of accountants, receiving its Royal Charter in 1854.

(29) Two years later, Charles II granted the society its royal charter; the Royal Society gave birth to modern science.

(30) It is thought that the second scenario, nicknamed Ofbeeb, is the most likely outcome of the review of the BBC's royal charter being conducted by the government.